New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-16
ADU1TERATTONS OF FOOD.
TO OF GOVERNMENT TESTS.
Analyses OF BUTTER AND MLK-IMPURE MosiA"D
-sAL1cYuC ACtD IN BEER.

.v.,ysrs OF BUTTER AND MILK-IMPuRE MUSTARD
-sALIcYLIC ACtD IN BEER.
try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
WASHINGTON, May 15-The report Oh Fro'es'or "iio''
chemist NJ the Department OF Agriculture on tne au
.rat,on of dairy products will be published In 10"
Says and will be followed In ashort ume oy repol
,hs aduIteraton Of condiments sugar syrup ana Money
A,,ts and canned goods -four and NEAL tea, CONES s"
hr,np povders The upon which tnese
rorts are based were begun several years ago An
gard to butter Professor Wiley states thatthe
terapts used In this country so Tar as coinni' =,
poses are concerned are, tat from peei' 0o -
called "Oleo OIL" fat from pork, commoni' ..,.Iv
.~,., ,uan md COTTON seedoiL IL is extremely
easy Professor Wiley says. to detec' 'neso ho odu
owing IN the large proportions used 10 mako 'ne """
terations profitable. He ccntinu B. ,. Cot. IN
that mixture be made o. ainerent g nnro
which butter Largely 9Sa to by
S:nSa ms aided IL nSsi e. as's
cation PROVE ,S s. snSs or Volatile sample win
rive an idea Of Il. purity A the melting point and
Mop 81 ss with and yoa wal aSsS
s sanSlsq e s assSit 81 ss or not
Respecting the whoesomeLess VI d" '''''
fessor Wiley states: -,
The facts arc extremely a any r OF perfecty
Schy pareG sys shown S
S e.. Ss this slightly ar, In
crcr that Of the genuine a' a diseased animals
properly prepared prove highly ns Of The sr
s in is out Of
such do n aDt wss %nsT
produced Nv vegetable spores or animal nronarcd
srse not be NEGLECTED sS no y 0%n S o
e9%ps nae TO y ana se an atca
Under its when the said butter Is Properly
s sTsa an sc
sP ssaus 70 il. 1871 than
genuine butter 40 not aeny nS y substances which the
pnhic prese have charged have been found init mns
y so aa 81 in nh he y for
have yet tOpOG r1s Which Saa fPnd De
Respecting the adulteration OF milk Professor "e'
Gays that it consists mainly Of the distractions OF cream
or the addition of water. He continues:
IL should be remembered however that when the total
solids present milk diminished by the ITO &
may s s % to ss H for
has largely sold In san Francisco CONSISTING and
f q s Ss
could % aaaea Soon that some foreign NAV be added
: 20 mix after the which win 5 restore
with which emulsion be made with lard or co'iGnieea
or In continuation this suspicion may state
that an as%p e a SS %assCn Market
unusual and inexpoaole dcnes anH She nnsd that
Il was not derived pure cream 1t is probable that MIX
sduteraton s Prscsed 70 m9eh gS p en per cent
The milk that reaches the table is whole milk .. O.,
psTs he Yellow INT which have also been
tioro
aDDoto vegetable substance which does MOI seen 70
lowing have also been employed Turmeric saffron mari
sT hss he only one that is at ali the
Of health !, s s that II not D ega rcsadec an aa
terarlon. Its employment however in me case OF S,
hs cream sS deceives the eye this
tent reprehensible fraud As q result OF t ai
ae % have been roned out
practice OF atueraon Of butter or mix Without lear o ue
lection rendered Impossible.
Respecting the aduiteraion OF condiments fIoiessor
Wiley says:
Among brands Of mustard none was found which mao
not been e % o She m seed and
merIc for giving color Gypsum was found IN Two pd
and that was OF English origin Ginger is less commonly
sdulterated but sometimes contains stareny na'ei'
huls maize und burnt shells and turmerlc
The examination OF wine beer and cider has been nade
chiefly with view discover the kind and quantity OF
substances added for preservatve purposes but regular
ANALYSES of the samples have been also made The most
interesting result of the investigation has been the dis
coyery Of general use Of bisulphae OF lime salcylc
acid or some other like substance added to preserve the
liouor from secondary fermentation After fully descrih
ing the used 10 these aduerants Professor
Wiley adds:
saeyiic ad especially in bottled beer In the market
none has 6ees found the IN te sg oes seven were
found alicyc ACID Whether TINS added O e
local bOtters has not been as
cerained but very probably the latter Is the case Bs'
phate lime has been fonnd very lew cases 70 oe Pesen
than sufficient 10 account for the practice Of sulphur
ing the casks
The examination Of baking powders has not yet ad-
yanced far enough to warrant statement OF general
results although the analyses indicate that many OF the
powders are inferior and largely aduerated Professor
Wiley remarks:
The uso of baking powders in large quantity in
place other acid salts, should be prompted Oy ia"